Telegram-herald., 1887-06-24
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"A tie knslce<s lsre{lsg YESTERDAY ttse-
noon thlrg, rev members were sdmlffed.
making a to-xl EssahczstlP of sssenIy-
| eisht fke fsporfs Of the Secretary and
| Treasurer showed tse hnsncssi <oaars of
| The association 10 bs IA satisfactory cen-
| difion with q surplus Of something over
| kfty collars on hsha. sfier I<yil.s ali cut
| standing clsiuas and accounts A resolution
| Opposing tie passage Of the Purity of
| Election bib, vas discussed 81 length and
| fBaily Leblsd.
| Ia the afternoon nearly the entire com
| pany, accompanied by several prominent
business Tsen. on board Of tie vrsckfng tag
| G. Williams, of the I4nflsid Tug Lane.
| made tour 0f The iske t1roukh y szch the
| Nanstse and Little Msllsies rlscrs ho~
/ into Lake Nichigsa. Tins lake -
| from one half 10 tbzes-fourlhs Of . Eiie
wide. aud With the outlet. which forms ene
| OF the finest hsrbors on the east shore OF
Lake Michigan Is nearly i've miles tong.
| The banks ol the Ilser and lake are lined
with docks, warehouses. sss Hliis. salt
blocks and manufacturing institutions.
| The iirst stop wss made al Davies. EisSksr
a Co. dock. where the party disenabarked
| and Inspected the eslt block, one ~ The
largest In the city. The process OF manu-
| featuring and handling the salt Was fully
explained, which proved very Interesting
| 10 the visitors. On the return from the
docks Of the Peters Salt and LumberSon-
pany ~ Eassiakx, where the party.
under the direction Of Secretary
Carey walked snfn thsy were tired
lth-ough the cav mills and salt b&ocks.
l The Peters Company is ons Of the
| heaviest in the city. As Organized the
company hasa psidnpcapitsl OF sz 90 90.
aud is oficcred as follows: 4 q. Peters,
| President; IA. w. C&nsy. Secretary A w.
Wsbrsushek. Vice.fresideDt; J. a Proctor.
4 Treasurer. The pinnt consists of two saw
t-nilis. containing three circular and one
band saw, capscity 5000 feet pep day.
one shingle mill, capacity. OF. 600 shlpgiss
l rer day; ore planning mil. :, large insrhtne
| nad blacksmith shop. one carpenter shop,
/ one salt block, capaGty |, 10 b2Egels PER osy-
An addition IS soon 10 be completed with
tso OF L. g. Peters patent vacuum pans
| which wall increase the capacity 10 100
barrels per day. The brine Is supplied hy
four salt wess.
A barrel factory is connected with the
| plant with machinery 10 make eco barrels
per day. ALSO staxe and heading mlii.
| The Company employs $40 men. oe0 OF
them NJ Eastlake, and 80 Ia the logging
camps and on-lhe Mznistee x Luther Rail-
road, which road is owned by the Com
pany. The yard and round house of the
| Railroad are located at EasflAke on the
! property by the Company. These works
have built UP fsourishing village q. East
lake containing nearly 1000 inhabltxuts-
The Conpany's monthly pay rod n from
\ SIS, 600 20 81, 600.
Alter going through the mills the visitors
| wire taken 20 the Companys hotel whore
an elegant lunch awaited them The vic-
tuals were devoured With a relish. and - a
light rain began to fsll the party returned
TO the city and dispersed. ell having bad
their ideas somewhat enlarged by what
they had observed on the trip.
The banquet at the rink In the evening
was a surprise 10 the visitors. II was not
| only credit 10 the city of MEDistee but
| would have been credit 10 any city in the
State. The menu was All that could be de-
| sired and il was served in Z most ple4s-
ing manner. The visitors sseembled
al Union Hall, occupying seats IN 8
| body while the remainder Of
the auditorium was filled with residents OF
the city. Headed by the Leht Guard Band,
procession was formed 20 march - sbs
rink, the visitors being mixe6 pp and
scattered among about three hundred cia-
zens under direction Il the COMMITTEES as
they leit the hall. Hon. A. v McAisay
acted as toast master aad responses were
made by President of ibe Association w.
T. Nigbett. OF Big Rapids; Rev. a. Wslkely,
of The Unitarian church: 4. l.. Sprague Of
the Trarcrse Bay Eagle; CONGRESSMAN b. n.
Cutcheon. r. r. GrsbiIi. OF the Gres'.sill<
Is6sDendenf, 81. T. Ryan, of the 13ceaa
Democrat, and Rev. K. Il. Fairfield. pastor
Of the Congregational church.
At 9.30 this morning the visitors took
carriages, each load being accompanied By
| competent escort. and TIE forenoon was
spent IN driving about the city. The drive
furnished many surprises for the vrsitors,
many of whom had greatly undereetinzted
the size and character Of the city. They,
like peoyle generally. who have not srsited
the city supposed that II was like most
lumber towns. inhabited only by peopie
whose business requires that they reside
near the mills. Such is not the case With
Manisfee, however. Nearly ell of The mea
who have made fortunes ont OF the pine
brought down the Msnistee river reside IN
the city. They have erected elezant
residences and furnished them luz
urisntiy. This has tended 20 encourage
others 10 initiate them and the result - 4
solid Growth OF the city such ns i.
enjoyed bv bat few cites IN the West.
Another advantage which tie ctr vossesses
is rich clay lca1n soil Ia . hrrs part q
| residence portion. Ia nearly a. ixsmbas
| towps the sois i "a sandy fosl the ~rss.s
are alfnost impassaeIs unti plenke8 o.
/ paved In this CHS the streets sre hard
and drv. TIE laad being rDlling enough n
! afford good nsfarsl drainage. and thers II
J no difficulty IN usaInfsinsng beaufffsl
| lawn. asd fne shs8e frees.
The city has over sfo0oo0 invested IA
school huiI fings, the High school and ~
| Union schosl belng snonR TIE fsnesl in TIE
| state. The couft house = sa imposing
| aud cofnnodiosls building, mEsca1 bette'
| than js seen iE nenT of ~
| cider end rirtser ceunties ID TIE Nxsls